Fulham -Gastheer Manchester United on Sunday in their first home game of the Premier League season
Fulham's rising asterisk Josh King admires the summer transfer company of Manchester United – but he hopes it will work against them today. The 18-year-old attacking midfielder, born in 2007, was as a new signing for Marco Silva, since the cottagers have only spent £ 500k on this window on a backup goalkeeper in Benjamin Lecomte. In the meantime, United has about £ 196.5 million splashed on Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo, Benjamin Sesko and Diego Leon. However, King is hopeful that the newcomers from United are still settling in their new environment, and explains: “They have bought very well, some big players, big names and it will be a very nice test for us.” It is probably a good time to play against them. As a team we learned very well, of course the team has run freely in the past two or three seasons. “That can help us when it comes to them, because they may not have learned as well as we do. It will be a good test, I certainly think we will continue.”
King is full of confidence after achieving the Man of the Match Award in the dramatic 1-1 draw of last weekend in Brighton.
Replacement Rodrigo Muniz hit the winner deep in the stopping time and there is now optimism that the Brazilian will stay after the Italian side atalanta went to alternative goals. The talented Teen King was overjoyed to hear that he would start at the Amex and he is almost certain to keep his place against United.
He continued: “When I found out that I started, I buzzed to be honest, I was really in the clouds. I called my family – it was fun! The manager has put a lot of faith on me, I feel that I can play with freedom knowing that I have his confidence behind me.
“It's a nice feeling to just go out and express myself on the field. I certainly enjoyed it, it was a good matchup against [Carlos] Baleba. He is a good player, it was a good challenge. “
England U19 International King, who made his Premier League debut against Brighton last December, signed a bumper four-year contract extension earlier this summer.
He enjoys the chance to learn from Silva and a series of experienced teammates. King concluded: “There are a number of real top players with whom I am training every day, with whom I still try to learn and develop.
“People love Emile [Smith Rowe] And Andreas [Pereira]It is really a nice challenge to have. It pushes me to be better, to train and compete with such players. “